Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An opening or welcoming statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises.
- adj. Of, relating to, or expressing a salutation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. Characteristic of a salutation or greeting.
- n. A greeting or an address or speech of greeting.
- n. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
- n. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
- n. The salutatory oration.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of the nature of or pertaining to salutation: as, a salutatory address.
- n. In the early church, an apartment belonging to a church, or a part of the diaconicum or sacristy, in which the clergy received the greetings of the people.
- n. The oration, usually in Latin, delivered by the student who ranks second in his class, with which the exercises of a college commencement begin; loosely, any speech of salutation.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Examples
-
Brown; music, "Battle Hymn"; salutatory, "Woman and Philanthropy," Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert; "Historical Record of the Educational
-
My grandmother was a Hull House child and my family's rise from poverty can be attributed directly to the salutatory influence of Jane Addams.
-
"Not every development since Watergate in American politics has been salutatory," said Kaine.
Tim Kaine: Anonymous Conservative Fundraising Could Be Biggest Scandal Since Watergate
-
We expect that his path and that of the Bodhidharma will intersect, but while the anticipation of that intersection does supply some tension, the salutatory structure is perhaps the novel's only real weakness.
-
“Had the story not had such a salutatory effect on you, I might apologize.”
-
Eating together also has other salutatory effects, such as lower incidences of dieting and extreme weight control behaviors such as purging, or use of laxatives, diuretics or diet pills.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Family Meal: A Prescription for Healthier Kids and Adolescents
-
Other claims such as help in fighting cancer, improving oral health, decreasing eczema or other allergies, or preventing urinary tract infections or vaginal infections in women require much more research, as the data supporting these salutatory effects is weak.
-
All that we can we say with any degree of certainty is that derivates are intended to produce these salutatory outcomes, but anything that's both relatively new and has produced a bona fide global, financial crisis is undeserving of such facile treatment.
Michael B. Laskoff: New York Times Lulls Public into False Sense of Derivatives Security
-
The new President can have a salutatory effect on the confidence of donors, of volunteers, or social investors.
Tom Watson: Obama vs. Madoff: Charity, Change and Crisis at the Dawn of a New Era
-
But as a stand-alone phrase, Happy Christmas is consistent with long-standing salutatory customs.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.